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Volume One, Songjiang Mansion, Chapter 337: To cut the grass, we need to get rid of the roots (2)

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    Although Le Qiu was young, he was full of energy. Naturally, Zhang San did not dare to be careless. When he saw Le Qiu rushing over, he clamped the saddle with his legs to prevent himself from falling. Then he stood up and grabbed it with both hands.  The Qinglong Yanyue Sword slashed at Le Qiu's head. If the chop was real, not to mention Le Qiu, even the war horse under him would probably be chopped in half.

    This was Le Qiu's first time using this spear, and he was naturally not very proficient. Most of the time he used the three-eyed gun, he just stabbed it. How could he care about so many things? At this time, seeing Zhang San's Qinglong Yanyue Sword was like Mount Tai.  It usually pressed down from the top of his head, and he was so frightened that he couldn't even move. He was about to be split in half. But at this critical moment, he suddenly retracted his hand and forcefully  Shengsheng took back the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, but because the force of the fall was too great, he couldn't hold it and dropped it to the ground.

    This turn of events shocked everyone. They originally thought that the young man was about to be killed, but unexpectedly there was a sudden reversal.  Le Qiu had already closed his eyes in despair, preparing to accept death, but unexpectedly, after a long time, there was no movement. When he opened his eyes, he only saw Zhang San covering his right hand with his left hand, and turned towards where Li Zicheng was.  Xiang Fang fled back, and the Qinglong Yanyue Knife fell to the ground. How could he let go of such a good opportunity? He made a prompt decision and threw the steel gun in his hand as a javelin.  The point steel gun impaled Zhang San, and Zhang San fell directly from the horse. The horse made a sad cry, but still kept running back.

    Zhang Lei looked at Jiang Yuyang next to him.  Jiang Yuyang happened to look over.  Zhang Lei said: "Did you start shooting darts?"

    "Yes." There is nothing to hide about this.  Jiang Yuyang nodded and said.

    Zhang Lei asked: "Are there any poisons on your darts?"

    Jiang Yuyang replied: "No."

    Zhang Lei asked again: "Why not? If your darts were poisonous, you could poison him to death."

    Jiang Yuyang replied: "The dart was closest to him before he took action. If it was poisonous, it might poison him. Besides, he is dead now."

    "You didn't kill that." Zhang Lei said.

    Jiang Yuyang asked: "What's the difference?"

    Just as Zhang Lei was about to reply, Le Qiu had already returned.  Zhang Lei looked in front of him. There was an uproar on the other side. Seeing the disbelieving expression on Li Zicheng's face, Zhang Lei suddenly felt very happy. He said loudly: "Li Zicheng. Your subordinate's hand cramps at the critical moment. He is unreliable."

    Li Zicheng¡¯s entire face turned the color of pig liver. He knew without even thinking that Zhang Lei must have done something. Thinking of Zhang Lei¡¯s weapons, Li Zicheng concluded that Zhang Lei had fired the bullet when he wasn¡¯t paying attention.  He couldn't control so much anymore, so he galloped on his horse, and after giving the order, he led his hundreds of thousands of troops towards Zhang Lei.  His cavalry was very fast, almost as soon as Zhang Lei ordered the attack, they were already in front of them, and they were approaching fiercely.  Zhang Lei did not dare to use infantry to confront them head-on, so he quickly ordered the archers to shoot.

    The cavalry rushed into Zhang Lei's team.  Many people were killed at once, but then they tragically found that they had been surrounded by Zhang Lei's soldiers and could not move at all, let alone use the speed of the cavalry to run away.  Rushing left and right, trying to retreat, how could Zhang Lei give them this chance?  Thanks to the efforts of countless archers, the cavalry and the horses under them were shot into sieves, and their deaths were very miserable.

    The two sides fought, and this time Zhang Lei had an absolute numerical advantage. In addition, Li Zicheng was wary of fighting alone just now and couldn't let go, so he gradually fell into a disadvantage.  Zhang Lei assessed the situation and knew that in such a situation he should pursue the victory, so he waved his sword in his hand and rushed out with a shout. Seeing that the commander was leading the way, the morale of the soldiers was naturally boosted.  At this time, Sun Chuanting quietly left with a group of soldiers from behind, taking advantage of the chaos to escape from the battlefield and get behind Li Zicheng. Zhang Lei also premeditatedly began to extend the battle line, gradually forming a siege on Li Zicheng.  By the time Li Zicheng reacted, half of the team had been eaten by Zhang Lei.  He wanted to retreat and escape, but how could he get away?  Sun Chuanting rushed over from behind and completely surrounded him.

    It¡¯s an old trick again. Zhang Lei only knows this trick, but he has never thought about using other strategies. Since this trick can work, why should he think of other tricks?

    Being besieged by 330,000 troops, this result made Li Zicheng very unhappy. He himself brought so many people. Although it was less than 330,000 people, it was not like this. He did notNot afraid, even if he was surrounded, he never thought about breaking out because it was not the time yet. On the contrary, it was his preferred mode to gather all the troops together because this way they could take care of each other.  Rather than being attacked from both sides, everyone gathers together and gives their backs to their companions, who are their enemies in front of them.

    This battle lasted until night. Li Zicheng and his men had broken out of Zhang Lei's encirclement. There were too many people. It was really difficult to surround them and prevent them from escaping. After all, "  Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War" that if the enemy is ten, he will be surrounded, if five is to attack, if the number is doubled, he will fight. If the enemy is small, he will be able to divide it. If he is small, he will be able to defend it. If he is small, he will be able to avoid it. Zhang Lei's soldiers have not reached ten yet.  So much more.

    It was getting dark, and Li Zicheng did not retreat. For him, today's losses were still bearable, and Zhang Lei's losses were almost the same. It can be said that no one was able to take advantage of today's battle, so both sides agreed to go underground.  Order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and fight again tomorrow.

    After fighting for three consecutive days, including a night battle, Li Zicheng finally chose to wait due to lack of troops.  How could Zhang Lei let go of such a good opportunity, so he chased with Sun Chuanting. The two sides chased and fought. Li Zicheng's troops had lost 60%, and they finally arrived in Gansu.  This is the place where Li Zicheng operates. After returning here, his strength should be enhanced, so Sun Chuanting suggested that he stop chasing and stay in place. Anyway, Li Zicheng would not be able to cause trouble in the Central Plains if he stayed in Gansu for a generation.

    Next, Zhang Lei and Sun Chuanting had great differences on how to deal with Li Zicheng.

    The reason is this. After they drove Li Zicheng into Gansu, because this was already Li Zicheng's territory, in order to prevent an ambush, both Zhang Lei and Sun Chuanting chose to stop and station themselves on the spot.

    But what¡¯s next?  We can't stay here and guard Li Zicheng all the time, so Sun Chuanting and Zhang Lei have different opinions on what to do next.  So one night, two people discussed this issue under the lights in the military tent.

    According to Zhang Lei's thinking, now that he has an absolute advantage, he absolutely cannot terminate the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng just like this. Regarding this point, he and Sun Chuanting both have the same views. Their differences mainly lie in  How to fight this battle.

    "Master Sun, I think we should go in immediately to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng, and I have a brilliant idea." Zhang Lei said.

    Sun Chuanting asked: "I wonder what kind of good ideas Mr. Zhang has come up with?"

    Zhang Lei said: "We can pull Li Zicheng and his army out of Gansu, and then drive them north to fight the Manchu Tatars. What do you think?"

    "This Mr. Zhang, do you think it is feasible? We are in Gansu now, and there is a long way to drive them out of the customs." Sun Chuanting said with some worry.

    Zhang Lei said: "I am also considering this issue. Although it is more difficult, it is not an impossible task. As long as he can be driven out of the customs, he will then go to fight with the Manchus. Anyway, both of these are  It¡¯s our enemy, how good it is to fight.¡±

    "Master Zhang has never considered that the two of them will not fight outside the customs but form an alliance. That will be a terrifying force. Both of them want to go south. The goal is the same, and  We have a common enemy. If such a situation arises, how will Mr. Zhang deal with it? Of course, I am not questioning what you said, Mr. Zhang, but Mr. Zhang, you cannot deny that this is not impossible, right?  ?" Sun Chuanting said.

    Zhang Lei thought of the later relationship between Li Zicheng and the Manchus, and suddenly realized that he had almost made a big mistake. Since everyone in the previous world could cooperate, now that Zhang Lei sent Li Zicheng to the north, he was not personally involved.  Did they cooperate?

    He quickly said: "Ah, I actually forgot about such a possibility and almost made a mistake. So according to Master Sun, what should we do next?"

    Sun Chuanting said: "Li Zicheng has become accustomed to running around. It is too difficult to kill hundreds of thousands of him in one fell swoop. Moreover, Shaanxi is far away from the Central Plains, and it is too difficult to transport food supplies. It cannot solve the fundamental problem at all."  If we are not careful, chaos will break out again. How about completely eliminating the source of the chaos? Let's recruit some more soldiers. We will fight them every time they come out. We have to fight them until they are scared. I still don't believe that Li Zicheng was chased and beaten by us like this.  If someone can join their team, once his strength is exhausted, his death will come."

    Zhang LeitongAfter agreeing on this plan, the two people jointly signed a report.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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